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enU.N. Whistleblower: International Community Has Failed Darfurhttp://kttz.org/post/un-whistleblower-international-community-has-failed-darfur
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=U.N.+Whistleblower%3A+International+Community+Has+Failed+Darfur&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA1MjI2NzUxMDEyNzQyMTY5MjQ2YzkwNA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: <p>The International Criminal Court is scaling back its work in Darfur, Sudan, a conflict that the U.S. once labeled a genocide.Tue, 30 Dec 2014 21:20:00 +0000Michele Kelemen56595 at http://kttz.orgCuba, U.S. Agree To Prisoner Release Including American Alan Grosshttp://kttz.org/post/cuba-us-agree-prisoner-release-including-american-alan-gross
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Cuba%2C+U.S.+Agree+To+Prisoner+Release+Including+American+Alan+Gross&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDEwMTk5OTQ0MDEzNDkxMDYyMDQ2MjdiMw004)"/></div><p>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:51:00 +0000Michele Kelemen55967 at http://kttz.orgRestrictive Government Makes Fighting Sexual Assault Hard In Egypthttp://kttz.org/post/restrictive-government-makes-fighting-sexual-assault-hard-egypt
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Restrictive+Government+Makes+Fighting+Sexual+Assault+Hard+In+Egypt&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxODQ3NzExMDEyMTczNzkxNDU5MmE1Yg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: <p>In the midst of the turmoil that Egypt has faced in the past few years there have been shocking acts of public sexual violence against women. We're going to meet a woman who's been trying to respond to that problem.Wed, 10 Dec 2014 21:16:00 +0000Michele Kelemen55616 at http://kttz.org2014 A Year Of 'Unspeakable Brutality' For Children In Conflict Zoneshttp://kttz.org/post/2014-year-unspeakable-brutality-children-conflict-zones
The United Nations Children's Fund calls 2014 a devastating year for children, reporting that as many as 15 million young people are caught in conflicts in the Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, the Palestinian territories, Syria and Ukraine.<p>Among the grim statistics in a <a href="http://www.unicef.org/media/media_78058.html">newly released UNICEF report</a>: There are more than 1.7 million <a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/12/01/367835154/aid-group-uses-successful-syrian-refugee-to-inspire-others-in-turkish-camp">child refugees</a> from the conflict in Syria, and 105 children haveMon, 08 Dec 2014 19:21:00 +0000Michele Kelemen55507 at http://kttz.org2014 A Year Of 'Unspeakable Brutality' For Children In Conflict ZonesFor Former U.S. Hostages, A Deal With Iran Also Remains Elusive http://kttz.org/post/former-us-hostages-deal-iran-also-remains-elusive
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. David Roeder spent more than a year as one of 52 American hostages held by Iranian revolutionaries who took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979.<p>"I spent 14 months of my life and getting beaten around and tortured and threats against my family and all those sorts of things," he says.<p>For many, he adds, the ordeal never ended.<p>"Quite frankly, I was one of the lucky ones," he says. "I think I'm ok. But there's an awful lot ... who are really hurting.Sat, 29 Nov 2014 12:46:00 +0000Michele Kelemen55097 at http://kttz.orgFor Former U.S. Hostages, A Deal With Iran Also Remains Elusive